Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-130.2

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 441-130.2 - Application

(1) Application for social services shall be made at any county office of the department of human services on forms available at the county office.

Application for services shall be made on Form 470-0615, Application for All Social Services.

(2) The application may be filed by the applicant, the applicant's authorized representative, or where the applicant is incompetent or incapacitated, someone acting responsibly for the applicant.

(3) The date of application is the date a signed application form is received in the county office.

(4) The application shall be approved or denied within 30 days from the date of application and the applicant notified of the decision. The decision shall be mailed or given to the applicant on the date the determination is made except that for services ordered by the court, the court order provided by the court and the case permanency plan provided by the department shall serve as notification. When individual case management services are being provided under 441-Chapter 24 for persons with an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, or chronic mental illness, the application shall be approved or denied no later than the date that the department service manager, who is part of the interdisciplinary team, signs the individual program plan.

(5) Eligibility shall be redetermined in the same manner as an application at least every 6 months for family-centered services. For all other services, eligibility shall be redetermined in the same manner as an application at least every 12 months.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 234.6.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-130.2

Amended by IAB September 7, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 5, effective 11/1/2022